Norwood Football Club, nicknamed the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the state of South Australia. Its home ground is Coopers Stadium, which is often referred to as "The Parade". It is one of the two traditional powerhouse clubs of the SANFL, the other being Port Adelaide, who together have won half of all SANFL premierships. The club has won 31 SANFL premierships and 1 SANFLW premiership.
Exterior view of Norwood Oval, home of the Redlegs since 1901.
Interior of Norwood Oval looking over to the Sir Edwin Smith stand.
Image: Alfred Topsy Waldron
Image: Norwood 1888
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL, is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Port Adelaide played its early games at Glanville Hall Estate from 1870 to 1879
Adelaide's 1886 premiership team. The club which players were solely South Australians was formed from a merger of two junior clubs in 1885 - North Adelaide Juniors and North Park.
Port Adelaide(1897 Porth Adelaide team pictured).
Alby Green from Norwood won the competition's first Magarey Medal in 1898.
